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Few years ago, this knife initially came with nonadjustable rivet in the pivot area, although it did not affect its usage. This latest iteration comes with Torx screw at the pivot to allow for adjustment while rest of the knife is still put together with rivets. It is a lighter version of original Manix2 with full metal liners, which was rather heavy for its size. Personally, I like this version much, much better, weighing 40% lighter than the original Manix2, without losing any of its utility. Despite its light weight, it is built rock solid and feels great in my hands.

The caged ball bearing lock is similar in concept to Benchmade's Axis lock but feels much more taut and require more force to engage/disengage due to use of much stronger spring. It's a matter of personal preference, like anything else. Benchmade Axis lock generally feel smoother, yet solid. Spyderco's ball bearing lock feels more deliberate, requiring more force to operate. Strong detente prevents any accidental blade opening in the pocket. I like both designs. While the knife is light and deep carry pocket clip allows for discreet carry, it is pretty wide, which may turn some people off. I also like the Carpenter DB1 steel; while it seems to lose extreme sharpness sooner than higher end premium steels, it keeps the working edge for a long time and is relatively easy to resharpen. The price will not break the bank and its light weight, solid build quality and supreme utility of its design makes it one of my favorite knives to carry on daily basis. Highly recommended!

I've owned the manix2 g10 in s30v, the lightweight in bd1, and I was on the fence about this one, but DAYUM I'm glad I got it!!! It came craaaazy sharp and perfectly centered along with the smoothest lockup and closing I've experienced (I have a lot of blades) I'm really picky about craftsmanship and just wow I love everything... even the color! Which I was certain I would hate. If you're on the fence about this knife, get it, you won't be disappointed in any way ;)

I own the Manix 2 ,Manix 2 XL, and now the Manix 2 Light Weight. I found they all need some break in time. The Manix 2 is like they say butter with its action,the XL is getting there & after a fair break in period I feel I may have to loosen up the torx screw on the Light Weight to get the fluid action I want. Its the tightest/stiffest out of the box. Wow is it nice and light in your pocket. So yeah I'm having a love affair with these knives. The ball bearing lock gets better and better over time & I heard stronger too ! I feel the spring is a stronger spring too on the Light Weight which is fine, just a little tougher on the thumb and pointer finger. You can't help but open and close these knives the one handed action is fun as hell.

Well, this is a plastic bodied knife and the outside feels pretty smooth. It has a couple of rough spots around the edges but, all in all, pretty smooth. The rough part is on the inside edges of the sides, they're very sharp it almost feels like they could break the skin if you grab it hard enough or try to cut something gripping hard enough I believe it could get uncomfortable. They should have spent a little more time on cleaning up those edges. The blade is centered very well, the thumb hole, beautiful, works great, peels like it's in just the right spot. The knife was just a little stiff out of the box but, with just a drop of oil and a very slight adjustment on the torx screw at the pivot, it works very smooth. The ball lock mechanism is a little stiff, I can see that making my thumb's sore after playing with it for a while and I don't see that getting any easier to operate, that spring looks pretty stiff. Other than that I like this knife it has a nice weight it looks cool it's very sharp and I'm very happy to add this to my collection.

This knife definitely exceeded my expectations by far. It's sturdy, lightweight, and the blade steel is AMAZING. I've read where a few people were saying "wish the steel could have been a little better"... well I can say I've owned many blades with many different steels. (S30V, sandvik, VG-10, etc..) and I must say this is one of my favorites. Thing was like a razor straight out the box... like shaving sharp. All around great knife. 5 star knife all day ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Several promient U-Tube reviewers have listed this knife as THE perfect and most preferred all around EDC knife for just about every occassion and use. Now that I own one, I can absolutely concur. It's very light weight due to the Fiberglass Reinforced Nylon handles. The flat ground blade is an ecellent newer BD1 steel that is giving VG-10 a run for its money. It was razor sharp out of the box, holds a nice edge, sharpens fairly easily and is nearly impossible to rust! Lockup is rock solid and blade centering between the handles is perfect. The super strong pocket clip provides for deep pocket concealment and safety from loss. THIS is my new EDC carry.

The CTSBD1 seems to lose a razor edge quickly no matter how much pants stropping I do. However, it seems to keep a subsequent sharp working edge for a long time. Great for cutting boxes, pizza, food at the restaurant, you name it. This knife is just about at the "Oh my!, that man has a knife" size but weighs nothing. The wide blade with the "Spyderco hole" hole means that, even closed, it takes up some real estate in your pocket. Sometimes it almost gets annoying. I have tried to move the pocket clip to any other position but I have found that I can't keep a hold on the knife to open and close it without having the clip on the right side (looking down the spine). Locks up very tightly and is adjustable. The translucent blue is cool but I have dropped mine a couple times and, when impacted, the polymer gets dented and becomes "frosted". Still an awesome knife.